سَلask عنabout فؤادِكyour heart حينwhen طاشَran wild بكwith you الهَوىpassion
سَل عن فؤادِك حين طاشَ بك الهَوى
إِنif كنتَyou are تملِكُyou possess فيin الغَرامardent love فؤاداa heart
إِن كنتَ تملِكُ في الغَرام فؤادا
Ask after your heart when passion swept you away,
Ask your heart when passion has ravaged you,
if, in love, you still possess a heart.
If you own a heart that can be ravaged by love.
هَيهاتfar from it! عَهديmy recollection يومthe day مُنعَرجِthe bend of اللِوىal-Liwa
هَيهات عَهدي يوم مُنعَرجِ اللِوى
قادَتled أَزمَّتَهits reins الهَوىpassion فاِنقاداand so it yielded
قادَت أَزمَّتَه الهَوى فاِنقادا
Far from it! I recall the day at the bend of al-Liwa:
Alas, my pact the day desires twisted,
Passion took its reins, and it yielded.
Led by passion's tumult, it followed suit.